Living
Epigram LXI
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
I wonder that the winged soul
Entered the body's hard control;
I wonder not when worn by age
The prisoned bird escapes the open cage.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LXI.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/58/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LXI.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/58/.
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